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Ethics and Public Policy

Undergraduate Concentration

The interdisciplinary ethics and public policy concentration can be taken in conjunction with any major at Clark. This concentration is particularly recommended for students who intend to pursue professional or career interests in policy-related fields such as law, government, public administration or health care.

Program Faculty

Margarete Arndt, D.B.A.
Robert Boatright, Ph.D.
Halina Brown, Ph.D.
John L. Crawley, M.S., J.D.
Judith DeCew, Ph.D. - Director
Patrick Derr, Ph.D.
Susan Hanson, Ph.D.
Douglas Johnson, Ph.D.
Bruce London, Ph.D.
Deborah Merrill, Ph.D.
Mark Miller, Ph.D.
Edward J. Ottensmeyer, Ph.D.
Gary Overvold, Ph.D.
Colin Polsky, Ph.D.
Paul W. Posner, Ph.D.
Robert Ross, Ph.D.
Nathaniel C. Seale, M.Ed.
Kristen Williams, Ph.D.
Walter Wright, Ph.D.

Courses
(Click on "Title of Course" or "Course Number" to sort by that category)

Title of CourseCourse Number
Education and Social Policy/Lecture, Discussion
EDUC155
Risk Analysis: Policy and Methods/1/2 credit/Seven week module
EN265
Personal Values/Lecture, Discussion
EPP105
Keeping of Animals: Patterns of Use and Abuse/Lecture, Discussion
EPP106
Research Methods/Lecture, Discussion
EPP107
Medical Ethics/Lecture, Discussion
EPP130
Roots of Political Thought/Lecture, Discussion
EPP155
Aging and Society/Lecture, Discussion
EPP180
Class, Status and Power/Variable Format
EPP200
Social and Political Philosophy/Lecture, Discussion
EPP221
Who Fears What and Why: Social Theories of Environmental Risks and Hazards/Seminar, Lecture, Discussion
EPP226
Population, Environment and Development/Variable Format
EPP232
Sociology of Medicine/Lecture, Discussion
EPP241
Human Rights and Transitional Justice/Lecture, Discussion
EPP242
Political Sociology/Variable format
EPP243
Utopian Visions, Urban Realities: Planning Cities for the 21st Century/ Lecture, Discussion
EPP258
Business Ethics and Law
EPP262
Social Movements: Quest for Justice/ Variable Format
EPP265
Philosophy of Law/Seminar
EPP270
Introduction to Comparative Politics/ Lecture, Discussion
GOVT070
World Order and Globalization/ Discussion
GOVT147
The Politics of Public Policy in the United States/Lecture, Discussion
GOVT154
The Politics of U.S. Environmental Issues/Lecture, Discussion
GOVT157
Introduction to Latin-American Politics/Lecture, Discussion
GOVT173
Policy Analysis/Lecture, Discussion
GOVT213
Comparative Environmental Politics/Lecture, Discussion
GOVT216
Urban Policy/Seminar and Internship
GOVT221
U.S. Foreign Policy
GOVT238
U.S. National Security/Lecture, Discussion
GOVT250
U.S. Judicial Politics/Lecture, Discussion
GOVT253
The Politics of U.S. Congress/Lecture, Discussion
GOVT255
The Politics of Policy Implementation/Seminar
GOVT281
Housing Policies and Politics/Seminar
GOVT282
Advanced Topics in Comparative Politics/Seminar
GOVT286
Tales from the Far Side: Contemporary Dilemmas in Development
ID125
Technology and Environmental Assessment Seminar
IDCE352
Privacy Protection In Law & Ethics/First-Year Seminar
PHIL108
Environmental Ethics/Lecture, Discussion
PHIL131
Social and Political Ethics/Lecture, Discussion
PHIL132
Theories of Ethics/Lecture, Discussion
PHIL220
Contemporary Moral Theory/Lecture, Discussion
PHIL228
Advanced Issues in Medical Ethics/Seminar
PHIL272
Organized Crime and Corruption
SOC264
Social Policy, Immigration and Poverty/Seminar
SOC285

Directed Readings, Individual Research
Students who are motivated to undertake significant independent research should consult the individual faculty member with whom they wish to work regarding opportunities for directed research or directed readings.

Internships
Participating faculty sponsor a variety of undergraduate internship experiences, often with policy-making professionals or agencies with whom they have a consulting or research relationship. Students interested in these opportunities should inquire through the internship office.

Courses
The ethics and public policy concentration is an interdisciplinary program. For more details about a specific course, see the catalog listing under the participating department. No more than two of the courses can also be counted for the student’s major or minor requirements, or for another concentration.



 

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